Broward Cultural Division invites interested Broward-based artists to a workshop for the Third Cycle of the Creative Investment Program, offered on Tuesday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m. AND; Broward-based not-for-profit organizations, offered on Wednesday, April 24 at 5:30 p.m., in the Broward County Main Library, Cybrary Computer Lab, 7th Floor, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale.

The purpose of the Creative Investment Program is to assist eligible Broward-based practicing professional artists to fund small but complete cultural projects for which applicants have not received funding through any other Cultural Division incentive program. The project must be an exhibition, a performance or other arts activity. The workshop will also prepare applicants on how to submit an online application.

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To assist eligible Broward County not-for-profit cultural organizations with annual operating revenues of less than $100,000, by funding small cultural projects for which applicants have not received funds through any other Cultural Division incentive program. Visit the Broward Cultural Division website for more eligibility details.

The next Creative Investment Program application deadline is Saturday, June 1, 2013, 11:59 p.m. (Note: when the application deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications will be accepted no later than the next business day--Monday, June 3, 2013 at 11:59 p.m.) for projects implemented either August 1, 2013 - September 30, 2013, or October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014.

There is no fee for the workshop. RSVP online for this workshop; and for more information, please call Adriane Clarke, grants specialist, 954-357-7530.

Cultural Quarterly - April 2013 IssueNow Available Online!

A free service of the Broward Cultural Division, Cultural Quarterly fine arts magazine, provides in-depth articles on the local, arts and culture scene, revealing profiles of exceptional artists and detailed listings of events and attractions.

CRAs get creative: Improving the aesthetics of the everydayBy Rachel Galvin

Art is about more than just painting on a canvas, a photograph in a frame or a sculpture in a museum; it is about the beauty in our daily lives. Everything from the landscaping to the architecture around us can be considered art. The way something looks affects us as much as its practicality.

Layered washes of color; lines, drips, dots of paint cover the canvas. The feeling is a sensory one, not cerebral, nor is it intended to be. Artist Madeline Denaro simply wishes the viewer to experience her creation, not necessarily interpret it. She compares her artwork to music.

The Broward Cultural Division has introduced the Creative Artist Advancement Program (CAAP) - an innovative initiative designed to expand artistic and educational resources in underserved communities. Samantha Rojas talks with Grace Kewl-Durfey about the program's evolution.

Public artists Carlos Alves and partner J.C. Carroll recently completed a commissioned public artwork,Waves, at Terminal 26, Port Everglades. The artwork is one of two related artworks, commissioned by Broward Cultural Division's Public Art & Design Program, that the artists have designed to assist with way-finding by providing visual cues to passengers to lead them toward the ships.

Individually handcrafted ceramic wave sculptures mounted to a long overhead wall will now lead passengers from the ticketing area toward the artwork, Fish Tank Wall, a mural which covers both levels of the elevator core walls on all four sides. The hand-glazed turquoise blue and green mosaic tiles (waves) arranged in gentle wavelike patterns suggest calm seas ahead on the upcoming cruise which will refresh and soothe the cruiser’s perspective. Fish Tank Wall is being fabricated right now and will be installed over a period of two weeks at the end of the cruise season in May.

Alves and Carroll are well-known for their handmade ceramic mosaic tile installations, including the monumental Map of Florida mosaic floor installation for the U.S Department of the Interior at Everglades National Park, the Miami-Dade Children’s Courthouse, the Map of the Region at the Delta Rivers Nature Center in Pine Bluffs, AR, and Concourse C at the international airport in Milwaukee, WI.

Artist as an Entrepreneur InstituteReturns to South Florida

Broward Cultural Division, The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC), and ArtServe announce The Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI) for South Florida artists, to be presented on four Saturdays in June 2013, at ArtServe, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale.

AEI is a course of study designed to assist individual artists of all disciplines (visual, musicians, writers, media, theater, performing arts) by cultivating and advancing their business skills, and help them to strengthen their operating infrastructure and expand their business. To date, more than 375 South Florida artists have graduated from the Institute. AEI will be offered as 20 classes convening during full-day sessions (9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) on June 1, 8, 15, 2013 and a Business Plan Clinic and Workshop on June 22, 2013 (9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.).

Registrants will receive an AEI course book, an indispensable resource for artists. Developed by CPAC, the course book features exercises and readings to prepare for each session, and is tailored to the specific needs of artist entrepreneurs.

The Business Plan Clinic guides participants through preparation of a simple business plan, an essential tool for any artist. In addition, participants will learn how to work effectively with lenders to obtain financial support.

Participation costs $100 and includes light refreshments and free parking. RSVP online and for more information contact Adriane Clarke, at 954-357-7530.

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood Executive Director Joy A. Satterlee, APR, has been appointed to the Florida Council on Arts and Culture by Florida Senate President Don Gaetz. Satterlee’s term is through Dec. 31, 2014.

Appointed by the governor, president of the senate, and speaker of the house, the 15-member Florida Council on Arts and Culture makes cultural grant funding recommendations and encourages cultural development statewide. The appointments are based on regional representation and demonstrated service in the arts and culture.

Since becoming Executive Director of the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood in April 2005, Satterlee has seen the 501(c)(3) designated one of eight Major Cultural Institutions out of 575 creative entities, by the Broward County Commission and touch the lives of more than 50,000 people annually. The Center has increased its number of gallery exhibitions from an average of five shows per year to 17 gallery exhibitions in 2011-12, which included the popular Nathan Sawaya: The Art of the Brick LEGO® exhibition, which alone attracted more than 10,000 visitors from 28 states and 26 countries.

In 2011, Satterlee received Florida Association of Museum’s (FAM) Service Award for Outstanding Mid-Career Professional. A 2007 ArtServe Encore Award winner, Satterlee was named a “South Florida Mover & Shaker” by South Florida Business Leader in 2011. She also served as a Silver Knight Award judge for three consecutive years and was a past honoree at Galleria Mall’s “Spring for the Arts.” She also is a past winner of Channel 2’s “Lexus Leader of the Arts.”

A Miami native and Florida International University alum, Satterlee is also a member of FAM; Funding Arts Broward; Broward Women’s Alliance; and the Miami Press Club. A member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) since 1982, she is a past chair of the Sunshine District for the State of Florida and past president of PRSA’s Miami Chapter. She is also a past member of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival’s Board of Directors.

Broward Cultural Council Member Publishes Heading to the Homeland: Haitian Vodou Tradition

Healing in the Homeland: Haitian Vodou Tradition

Dr. Margaret Mitchell Armand presents a cutting edge interdisciplinary terrain inside an indigenous exploration of her homeland. Her contribution to the historiography of Haitain Vodou demonstrates the struggle for its recognition in Haiti’s post-independence phase as well as its continued misunderstanding. Through a methodological, original study of the colonial culture of slavery and its dehumanization, Healing in the Homeland: Haitian Vodou Tradition examines the socio-cultural and economic oppression stemming from the local and international derived politics and religious, economic oppression.

While concentrating the narratives on stories of indigenous elites educated in the western traditions, Armand moves pass the variables of race to locate the historical conjuncture at the root of the persistent Haitian national division. Supported by scholarships of indigenous studies and current analysis, she elucidates how a false consciousness can be overcome to reclaim cultural identity and pride, and include a socio-cultural, national educational program and political platform that embraces traditional needs in a global context of mutual respect. While shredding the western adages, and within an indigenous model of understanding, this book purposefully brings forth the struggle of the African people in Haiti.